Granted Patent B2

US 12,403,404 · App. 18/929,744 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Inventors: Mark Meyers (Austin, TX); Bruce E. Stuckman (Austin, TX); John W. Howard (Cedar Park, TX); Brian G. Howard (Austin, TX); Gregory Meador (Austin, TX)

Assignee: Galiant Arts, LLC

A63F13/73A63F13/35G06F21/10H04L9/50

Abstract

Claims (45)

1. A method for use with a non-fungible token (NFT) platform that includes a processor and a memory, the method comprising:

receiving, at the NFT platform and from a game application associated with an electronic game played by a user, an in-app issuance request for an in-app NFT;

generating, via the NFT platform, an ownership check;

sending the ownership check to a blockchain system that stores a game NFT associated with the electronic game and the user;

receiving, from the blockchain system, an ownership validation response that indicates whether user's ownership of the game NFT is verified; and

facilitating, via the game application, a minting of the in-app NFT when the ownership validation response indicates the user's ownership of the game NFT is verified.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a payment request in response to the in-app issuance request; and

receiving a payment response verifying the in-app issuance request;

wherein the ownership check is generated in response to the payment response.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the in-app NFT has in-app NFT metadata associated therewith, wherein the in-app NFT metadata includes achievement data associated with the electronic game and the user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the in-app NFT has in-app NFT metadata associated therewith, wherein the in-app NFT metadata an application identifier associated with the electronic game.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the in-app NFT has in-app NFT metadata associated therewith, wherein the in-app NFT metadata includes a user identifier associated with the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the in-app NFT has in-app NFT metadata associated therewith, wherein the in-app NFT metadata includes an instance identifier indicating an instance of the electronic game associated with the user.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

preventing, via the game application, the minting of the in-app NFT when the ownership validation response indicates the user's ownership of the game NFT is not verified.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the game application is configured to determine if the user's play of the game is permitted based on ownership of the game NFT.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a payment request in response to the in-app issuance request; and

preventing, via the game application, the minting of the in-app NFT when the payment request is denied.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the in-app issuance request is generated automatically by the gaming application.

11. A non-fungible token (NFT) platform comprises:

a network interface configured to communicate via a network;

at least one processor;

a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations that include:

receiving, at the NFT platform and from a game application associated with an electronic game played by a user of a client device, an in-app issuance request for an in-app NFT;

generating, via the NFT platform, an ownership check;

sending the ownership check to a blockchain system that stores a game NFT associated with the electronic game and the user;

receiving, from the blockchain system, an ownership validation response that indicates whether user's ownership of the game NFT is verified; and

facilitating, via the game application, a minting of the in-app NFT when the ownership validation response indicates the user's ownership of the game NFT is verified.

12. The NFT platform of claim 11 , wherein the operations further include:

generating a payment request in response to the in-app issuance request; and

receiving a payment response verifying the in-app issuance request;

wherein the ownership check is generated in response to the payment response.

13. The NFT platform of claim 11 , wherein the in-app NFT has in-app NFT metadata associated therewith, wherein the in-app NFT metadata includes achievement data associated with the electronic game and the user.

14. The NFT platform of claim 11 , wherein the in-app NFT has in-app NFT metadata associated therewith, wherein the in-app NFT metadata an application identifier associated with the electronic game.

15. The NFT platform of claim 11 , wherein the in-app NFT has in-app NFT metadata associated therewith, wherein the in-app NFT metadata includes a user identifier associated with the user.

16. The NFT platform of claim 11 , wherein the in-app NFT has in-app NFT metadata associated therewith, wherein the in-app NFT metadata includes an instance identifier indicating an instance of the electronic game associated with the user.

17. The NFT platform of claim 11 , wherein the operations further include:

preventing, via the game application, the minting of the in-app NFT when the ownership validation response indicates the user's ownership of the game NFT is not verified.

18. The NFT platform of claim 11 , wherein the game application is configured to determine if the user's play of the game is permitted based on ownership of the game NFT.

19. The NFT platform of claim 11 , wherein the operations further include:

generating a payment request in response to the in-app issuance request; and

preventing, via the game application, the minting of the in-app NFT when the payment request is denied.

20. The NFT platform of claim 11 , wherein the in-app issuance request is generated automatically by the gaming application.

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